Mychal Thompson ‘nervous’ about son Klay Thompson playing in Game 7

It was his way of trying to settle his emotions before heading to Oracle Arena to watch his son, Warriors guard Klay Thompson, play in the most meaningful game of his life.

Mychal Thompson was about 10 minutes away from heading to Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers when he told The Times in a short interview Sunday that he indeed was nervous.

“Are you kidding me? This is a toss-up right now even though we’re at home,” Thompson said. “The Cavs have regained the momentum. So, yeah, I’m nervous.”

When he won two of his NBA championships with the Lakers in the 80s, Thompson and the Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 at the Forum in 1988.